Sometimes you just gotta go for it! In life and in tattoos. I love the clients who do! I got a good start on this tattoo last week and this week, my client came back to get it all done. There's no reason to NOT love that! I added the bottom two flowers and all the vines to the existing sun, stars, and top three flowers... then colored the flowers/vines and shaded the sun/stars. If you're interested, pics from the first session are in my prior post.

Another story of going for it... Last week, a good friend of mine from the Bay flew up specifically to get tattooed, aside from having what I hope to have been a good a visit. He got the Japanese kanji for "success" placed on his chest, over his heart. This was his first tattoo and he sat like a champ. I hope it provides him with the reminder and/or strength to help him succeed. Knowing him, it will. I'm glad, because the things he strives to succeed in are important for all of us. I'm not saying he's a superhero, but he's a good dude doing good things... which is a good reminder for us all.

On a completely different note, I finally got a DSLR and I'm pretty hooked on it. I'm now turing into one of those people who brings their camera everywhere. Why not?! I paid for it, so I might as well take advantage and capture all the images I can! It's a fun little hobby that has the ability to work both sides of the brain.

Anyways... I'd love to mess around and do some portrait work, if anyone is interested... particularly my past clients with their tattoos. My wife took the photo below. The shoots don't have to be topless, but if it tickles your fancy, who am I to stop you? ;) I guess my fancy was tickled enough to go with no shirt.

If you're interested in a good book with tattoo portraits, check out Permanence. Along with each portrait is a little hand written note with the meaning of their tattoo or some related story or thought. Pretty cool idea.

That's about it. Thanks for reading! Now close this page/tab so the photo of me stops staring at you! Peace!